The Canon XH A1 camcorder enables you to have more control over the sounds being recorded by using the Microphone (MIC) Terminal for adding an external microphone. Use the following steps to effectively use the MIC Terminal.
Instructions
Using the MIC Terminal on the Canon XH A1
1. Open the menu, and select audio Setup.
2. Select XLR input, set it to On-XLR, and close the menu.
3. Connect the microphone to either the channel 1 (CH1) or channel 2 (CH2) XLR terminals located along the right side of the camera towards the front. Connect the microphone first before adjusting the following settings.
4. Set the Input channel selection switch, located on the top right of the camera above the channel terminals, to either CH1 or CH1-CH2.
5. Adjust the LINE/MIC switch, located just above the Input channel selection switch, to either the CH1 or CH1-CH2 position, depending on the input signal you selected in Step 4. You can now use the microphone.
6. Note that when you connect the external microphone, the built-in microphone automatically turns off. If you want to supply phantom power the microphone, after plugging it in, set the +48V switch at the front of the camera, next to the channel switches, to the corresponding switch. Keep the microphone plugged in when turning off the phantom power. If needed, you can turn on the microphone attenuator by setting the XLR MIC ATT switch, located above the channel input terminals, to ATT. The nearby Line/MIC switch needs to also be set to MIC.
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